Sailing
KPMG acquires naming rights to Australian Sail Grand Prix
Multinational professional services company KPMG has been announced as the title sponsor of the Australia Sail Grand Prix as part of a multi-year sponsorship agreement with the SailGP global sailing series
SailGP tackles ocean plastic with The Hidden Sea deal
Global sailing championship SailGP has agreed an eight-year sponsorship deal with Australian wine brand The Hidden Sea
SailGP commits to Sydney with three-year host contract
The Australian city of Sydney will return to the SailGP calendar in 2023 after signing a three-year hosting rights deal with the global sailing series
SNTV’s Story10 retains SailGP video content remit
Story10, an arm of the SNTV sports video news agency, has been re-appointed by SailGP, the annual global sailing series
T-Mobile adds title sponsorship of Chicago event to SailGP deal
SailGP has expanded its association with telco T-Mobile to include title sponsorship rights to its inaugural Chicago Grand Prix
Four cities shortlisted to host Canada’s first SailGP event
SailGP has announced that the Canadian cities of Halifax, Kingston, Montreal and Victoria are on a shortlist to host an event during the global sailing series’ 2023-24 season.
Sunset+Vine awarded contract to bring back World Sailing Show
Sunset+Vine, the UK-based sports production company, has been appointed to a two-and-a-half-year contract to produce World Sailing’s monthly magazine programme.
SailGP, T-Mobile strike 5G-focused partnership
SailGP has announced a multi-faceted partnership with telco T-Mobile which will bring 5G technology to the global sailing series during the 2022-23 season
Foxtel renews SailGP rights in Australia
Australian pay-television broadcaster Foxtel has renewed its rights to the SailGP global sailing series
IMG facilitates new SailGP broadcast deals, Lawton on board as chief content officer
The SailGP global racing league has topped up its broadcast distribution in a host of rights deals negotiated by the IMG agency
SailGP to race in Singapore in 2023
Global sailing series SailGP has announced it will stage a grand prix in Singapore next year
Barcelona named host venue for 37th America’s Cup
Barcelona has been named as the host city for the 37th edition of sailing’s America’s Cup, the race’s organisers have announced.
Barcelona ‘set to secure’ 37th America’s Cup
Barcelona has reached an agreement to host the 37th America’s Cup after its candidacy was selected by the reigning champion of the sailing showpiece, Emirates Team New Zealand, according to Crónica Gl…
SailGP ready to set global sports industry precedent with innovative DAO-owned team
Global sailing series is poised to lay down an important marker by becoming the first major league to establish a team funded and operated by a crypto crowdfunding organization. SailGP chief executive Sir Russell Coutts explains the strategy to Bob Williams.
SailGP adds Christchurch and San Francisco events to 2022-23 schedule
Global sailing series SailGP has added events in Christchurch and San Francisco to its 2022-23 calendar ahead of the final race of the current SailGP season in San Francisco next weekend
‘From industrial hub to recreational haven’ – Copenhagen Harbour steps up as event host
Copenhagen Harbour has become a jewel in the crown of the Danish capital’s event-hosting capabilities. In association with Wonderful Copenhagen.
Barcelona enters race to host 37th America’s Cup
The Catalan capital of Barcelona has made a late entry into the race to host the 37th America’s Cup in 2024.
SailGP appoints Kerner to lead marketing and comms
Global sailing league SailGP has appointed Erica Kerner as chief marketing and communications officer